Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
Apparently books about girls in boarding schools are one of the themes of this year's list. Last year, it was boys in boarding schools.
Jam is sent to a boarding school in Vermont because she is having trouble coping with the death of her boyfriend, Reeve. This particular school caters, if you will, to people who have problems. Jam is chosen for a select English program. There are only four other students in the class, and it is the teacher's swan song.
The students are required to write in a journal in this class, and something happens to each of them when they do. This draws the five of them together, and helps them to heal.
I liked this book until I read the truth about Reeve. Then I felt cheated. Frankly, if her classmates had known this, I believe they would have felt cheated by Jam as well.
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